SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Liu Wei-Heng pitched 5 1/3 innings to help Taiwan beat Aruba 1-0 in their Little League World Series international semifinal on Saturday, giving Taiwan a chance to win its first LLWS title since 1996. The Taiwanese will play the winner of the U.S. semifinal between Connecticut and Nevada.

Liu Wei-Heng pitches 5⅓ scoreless innings for Taiwan, which takes advantage of a third-inning error and on Sunday will go for its first LLWS title since 1996.

Taiwan on Sunday won their first Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) title in 29 years, as Taipei’s Dong Yuan Elementary School defeated a team from Las Vegas 7-0 in the championship game in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was Taiwan’s first championship in the annual tournament since 1996, ending a nearly three-decade drought.